US Patent Issued to Hyundai Mobis on June 23 for "Air bag device" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,079, issued on June 23, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Air bag device" was invented by Kum Ho Jo (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air bag device includes an air bag cushion to expand at a lateral surface of a seat back, a first tether that extends through an upper region of the air bag cushion from a lower portion of the seat back to define a loop, and a second tether connected to the first tether and that extends through the air bag cushion at an upper portion of the seat back."

The patent was filed on May 9, 2025, under Application No. 19/203,403.

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